Rural Works minister Bhim Singh said that rural road projects with a specific objective to build infrastructure in Naxal-affected districts had been sanctioned in phased manner over the past two years ever since the IAP was launched in 2010-11.
Nine districts - Aurangabad, Gaya, Jehanabad, Arwal, Jamui, Nawada, Rohtas, Munger and Kaimur - would be covered by the IAP's rural road projects scheme, Singh said.
He said that Rohtas district had been sanctioned 1,990 kms of road under the scheme, the longest among the states, followed by Gaya 1,550 kms.
Giving the break-up, the minister said that Aurangabad district had been sanctioned 1,312 kms of road, Kaimur district 1,235 kms, Arwal 168 kms and Munger 268 kms.
Singh said of the total sanctioned road length of 9,070 kms, 4,499 kms had already been built by the central and state agencies.
He said that henceforth rural areas, inhabited by a population ranging from 250 to 500 people, would be connected with quality roads for round-the-year connectivity. MORE
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